Edinburgh University Press Limited

ActiveSC139240 Private limited company

Incorporated: 9 July 1992 (34 years)
Industry: Book publishing (58110)
Publishing of learned journals (58141)
Directors: Holly Parima Branigan
Douglas Laidlaw Cairns
David Sorfa
all 5 directors
Owned by: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh
Accounts type: Small
Region: Scotland
Address: 13 Infirmary Street
13 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT

Website & contact details

Website: edinburghuniversitypress.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 April 2027
Last accounts: 31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due: 22 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 8 July 2026

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Branigan, Holly Parima, Professor

Director · Appointed 14 August 2025

British

Born August 1968 (58)

Cairns, Douglas Laidlaw, Prof

Director · Appointed 26 August 2022

British

Born January 1961 (65)

Sorfa, David, Dr

Director · Appointed 26 August 2022

British

Born August 1969 (57)

Upton, Jeremy Charles

Director · Appointed 26 August 2022

British

Born January 1963 (63)

Wojda-Gacka, Agnieszka

Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2021

Shannon, Ashley Judith

Director · Appointed 1 August 2019

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British

Born October 1977 (49)

Officer history (37 former)

14 August 2025

Appointed Branigan, Holly Parima, Professor as Director

6 August 2024

Resigned Prescott, Sarah, Professor as Director

14 March 2023

Resigned Cameron, Ewen Archibald, Dr as Director

6 February 2023

Appointed Prescott, Sarah, Professor as Director

26 August 2022

Appointed Cairns, Douglas Laidlaw, Prof as Director

26 August 2022

Appointed Sorfa, David, Dr as Director

26 August 2022

Appointed Upton, Jeremy Charles as Director

25 August 2022

Resigned Thomson, Alex, Dr as Director

25 August 2022

Resigned Jackson, Alvin, Professor as Director

7 June 2022

Resigned Martin, Catherine Lucy, Dr as Director

1 July 2021

Resigned Wright, Timothy Edward as Secretary

1 July 2021

Appointed Wojda-Gacka, Agnieszka as Secretary

1 August 2019

Resigned Edmiston, Hugh Grant as Director

1 August 2019

Appointed Shannon, Ashley Judith as Director

20 August 2018

Appointed Martin, Catherine Lucy, Dr as Director

21 June 2016

Resigned Fergusson, David Alexander Syme, Professor as Director

1 September 2015

Appointed Thomson, Alex, Dr as Director

30 September 2014

Resigned Hillier, Stephen, Professor as Director

1 September 2014

Resigned Gupta, Sheila as Director

1 August 2014

Appointed Edmiston, Hugh Grant as Director

18 July 2014

Resigned Paul, Nigel Anthony Lewis as Director

27 January 2014

Appointed Jackson, Alvin, Professor as Director

1 July 2013

Appointed Fergusson, David Alexander Syme, Professor as Director

1 March 2013

Resigned Manning, Susan, Professor as Director

1 February 2013

Resigned Kellock, Nora Alison as Director

1 December 2012

Appointed Gupta, Sheila as Director

28 June 2012

Resigned Mcmahon, April Mary Scott, Professor as Director

4 October 2011

Appointed Hillier, Stephen, Professor as Director

4 October 2011

Appointed Manning, Susan, Professor as Director

1 September 2009

Resigned Van Heyningen, Simon, Professor as Director

1 September 2009

Resigned Morris, Robert John, Proffesor as Director

1 March 2009

Appointed Cameron, Ewen Archibald, Dr as Director

1 March 2009

Appointed Mcmahon, April Mary Scott, Professor as Director

1 March 2007

Appointed Van Heyningen, Simon, Professor as Director

1 March 2007

Resigned Hayes, Helen Marcia as Director

27 July 2004

Appointed Hayes, Helen Marcia as Director

27 July 2004

Resigned Rix, Timothy John as Director

27 July 2004

Resigned Wright, Timothy Edward as Director

27 July 2004

Resigned Rix, Timothy John as Director

27 July 2004

Resigned Jones, Jacqueline Clare Elaine as Director

27 July 2004

Resigned Anderson, William Taylor Campbell as Director

27 July 2004

Resigned Wright, Timothy Edward as Director

14 October 2003

Resigned Henderson, William Gebbie as Director

14 October 2003

Appointed Kellock, Nora Alison as Director

1 January 2003

Appointed Paul, Nigel Anthony Lewis as Director

31 December 2002

Resigned Nelson, Donald Bruce, Dr as Director

31 October 2001

Resigned Martin, David Craig as Director

1 October 2001

Appointed Rix, Timothy John as Director

1 October 2001

Appointed Rix, Timothy John as Director

1 June 2001

Resigned Bone, Vivian Clare as Director

30 January 2001

Appointed Morris, Robert John, Proffesor as Director

30 January 2001

Appointed Nelson, Donald Bruce, Dr as Director

1 January 2001

Appointed Wright, Timothy Edward as Director

1 January 2001

Resigned Lowe, Martin John Brodie, Dr as Director

1 January 2001

Resigned Brennan, Michael James as Secretary

1 January 2001

Resigned Laver, John David Michael Henry, Professor as Director

1 January 2001

Appointed Wright, Timothy Edward as Secretary

29 November 1999

Resigned Wright, Keith as Secretary

29 November 1999

Appointed Brennan, Michael James as Secretary

2 June 1999

Resigned Maccormick, Donald Neil, Professor as Director

2 June 1999

Appointed Laver, John David Michael Henry, Professor as Director

18 March 1999

Appointed Anderson, William Taylor Campbell as Director

6 October 1998

Appointed Jones, Jacqueline Clare Elaine as Director

15 June 1998

Appointed Wright, Timothy Edward as Director

2 July 1996

Appointed Wright, Keith as Director

2 July 1996

Resigned Wright, Keith as Director

2 July 1996

Appointed Wright, Keith as Secretary

2 July 1996

Resigned Woods, Allan Richard as Secretary

15 April 1996

Resigned Morris, Sally Christine Lestourgeon as Director

8 March 1995

Appointed Maccormick, Donald Neil, Professor as Director

28 January 1995

Resigned Wilson, Christopher Barrie as Director

6 July 1994

Appointed Henderson, William Gebbie as Director

10 March 1994

Resigned Hay, Michael George, Professor as Director

4 August 1992

Appointed Morris, Sally Christine Lestourgeon as Director

4 August 1992

Appointed Lowe, Martin John Brodie, Dr as Director

4 August 1992

Appointed Wilson, Christopher Barrie as Director

4 August 1992

Appointed Hay, Michael George, Professor as Director

9 July 1992

Appointed Woods, Allan Richard as Secretary

9 July 1992

Appointed Bone, Vivian Clare as Director

9 July 1992

Appointed Martin, David Craig as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The University Court of the University of Edinburgh

Corporate entity · Notified 29 May 2026

Owns 75–100% of shares

Right to appoint and remove directors

Registered Charity And Body Corporate

Former controllers (2)

29 May 2026

Ceased Catherine Lucy Martin — Has significant influence or control

1 June 2020

Ceased Hugh Edmiston — Has significant influence or control

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
12 September 2025	Appointment of a director
11 July 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	9 July 2025
17 April 2025	Full accounts	31 July 2024
10 September 2024	Termination of appointment of a director
15 July 2024	Registered office address changed